Heinz body anaemia in two dogs after Catalan spring onion ("calcot") ingestion: A case reports

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 392-395

  Guitart, Raimon ^a   Mateu, C ^b   Agullo, A Lopez I ^c   Alberola, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Veterinary Hospital of the Maresme   (Spain)

^c Adult Outpatient Mental Health Center Hospital of Mataró   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Organosulphur compounds; Oxidative damage; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 48249115540     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1990-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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